Bipartisan group forms to fund upkeep of NH primary monument

A very prominent New Hampshire group of Republicans and Democrats have formed to raise money for the care and upkeep of a New Hampshire Primary monument in Concord and are asking the public to donate to the cause.

The New Hampshire First In The Nation Primary Monument Committee had 14 members on its board who were bitter enemies a few months ago in the last election.

One member of the group noticed recently that the area had not been updated for the most recent primary, so he gathered others to raise some funds.

On the board are Secretary of State Bill Gardner, the state Republican and Democratic chairs, former Mitt Romney adviser Jim Merrill, President Barack Obama adviser Jim Demers, Republican National Committeeman Steve Duprey, Democratic National Committeewoman Kathy Sullivan, New Hampshire Institute of Politics executive director Neil Levesque, former chair of the New Hampshire Political Library Terry Shumaker, Kelly Ayotte staffer Andy Leach, Jeanne Shaheen staffer Mike Vlacich, former attorney general Tom Rath, Van McLoed of the state's Department of Cultural Resources and Michael York of the state library.

Find out more and donate to the cause on their website at firstinthenationprimary.com.